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Your Take: Self-Identity as a Mixed Race American
Dec. 16 | “On Wednesday, we talked about a study published in the Social Psychology Quarterly that found bi-racial Americans of black and white descent are identifying themselves more and more simply as black. We received an overwhelming amount of responses...
The Politics of Multiracialism with Dr. Ralina Joseph
Nov. 13 | The struggles surrounding the politics of identity seem at new heights these days and to help bring some historical context we spoke with Dr. Ralina Joseph who joined us for a discussion of her recent article for Black Scholar, “Performing the...
Shirley Sherrod Sacrificed by a Capitulation to the Right
Jul. 22 | We captured audio from our short visit to the GW On the Hill program to discuss the Shirley Sherrod incident. Our argument is that this case is the result of a failure in leadership when it comes to race in the U.S. From Obama to the civil rights...
The Playing Fields Connective of South Africa w Marlon Burgess
Jun. 23 | Marlon Burgess of the Playing Fields Connective of South Africa joined us this week for a discussion of further criticism and struggle around the political economy of the World Cup. Burgess represents a developing collective of concerned South Africans...
Men Lie, Women Lie; Numbers Don’t: Baseball’s “Oops Hypothesis” Exposed by Brian Carey Sims, Ph.D.
Jun. 14 | On Wednesday, June 2nd 2010, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga pitched an undisputed perfect game en route to a 3-0 victory against the Cleveland Indians. As of this writing, twenty Major League Baseball (MLB) players have received credit for doing...
“The ANC Scores Own Goal”: A Statement on the World Cup from the Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA)
Jun. 13 | “The year we witness the glorious bursting forth from the chrysalis of “democratic state” the ravenous beast of the security-centric state. A one kilometre Ring of Steel to be erected around each and every stadium where FIFA fixtures...
Attack on Sub-Consciousness
Apr. 28 | As the movement for Trans-Atlantic slavery reparations gathers steam, the opposition is busy waging a strategic battle for the sub-consciousness of slavery’s victims. Reels of film are being thrown into production to depict Africa’s part in...
Media Justice v. Media Reform
Apr. 11 | This month’s ruling that the FCC cannot regulate internet service providers so as to protect net neutrality further justifies our adherence to Our Newton’s Laws about new technology enhancing, as opposed to weakening, existing social inequalities. ...
Roots, Resistance, and Revision: Towards a Contemporary Black Studies Agenda
Mar. 19 | In the 21st century the challenges facing Black Studies are tremendous. Is the field necessary? How is it to be applied? What guidelines or approaches are to be engaged or discarded? This week many gathered in New Orleans to address these and other...
